I llike a shallow horn dome tweeter with a dedicated midrange driver and woofer. For me, this is a much better design than the typical horn tweeter/woofer combo. The only problems is that typically these designs are less effecient requiring more power to properly drive them.

i'm very down with the swr triad. but i like the 8x8 so much, that's my choice. i think the swr henry uses a piezo tweeter. i think the thing about those is that the crossover point is higher...less clanky tweeter sound but still crisp. i could be wrong about the crossover thing though.

I think that Jeff is talking more along the lines of an Acme Low B2 or an Epifani 3 way cab.

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Correct, Embellisher. I was talking about a 3-way system with a dome-type tweeter. I think the Triad is similar in function, but not in design. They use a horn for high frequencies where Acme and Epifany use dome tweeters, similar in function to the kind found in your stereo. With Acme, the frequency response curve is more like a stereo speaker. I understand the Acmes make a great PA speaker.

I wouldn't be good a explaining the technical differences between dome and horn tweeters. I do know systems with horns are generally much more efficient (easy) to drive and require less power than 3-way systems.

I like a tweeter or horn that's not "obvious"... something that blends in with the overall sound. I can't say that the tweeters in my EA's have an identifible sound, it's just a very nice full range sound overall.

Since I'm not, I might as well tell what I do play on. My main 1x12 cabs have hifi metal dome tweeters, along with 5" mids. My 1x15 cab don't have no tweeter, but has a 6 inch mid/highrange. And I'm working on 2x10 with a Beyma short horn bullet tweeter. Not shure how it sounds yet, as the cab ain't finished yet.